Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-10-28

municipal board, commission or tfr-t In auv
city, save only jus ces OF the peace All alder.
'aen, notaries public and persons ~ militia
service of the state; nor stal anv election
officer 0e eligible to any civil Off to be
nied by an election at which he snail serve,
save only to such subordinate municipal or
local offices rs shall be designated by general
iaw.
VACANCIES IN ELECTION BoARDs-ACT OF JAN
uA.Y 30. iS74
SECTION 6. In al lection districts where
Il vacancy exists By reason OK disqualification
oi The officer otherwise in an election
board heretofore appointed. or where any new
cisirlct shall be formed. the judge or Judges
OF the court or common eas Of the proper
county shall, ten days before any general or
special election, appoint competent persons
TO fill said vacancles and 10 conduct the
election in said new districts; and in the ap.
puintment OF inspectors in any election dis
trict both bali rot be of the same political
| arly; aud the judge OF elections shall. in
all cases, be of ite Political PARTY having the
majority OF votes in said district. rs nearly
as the said jcdge or judges can ascertain
the fact: end in case of the disagreement
Of the judges as to the selection of inspee.
tors. the political majority of the judges ehalI
select one of such inspectors, and the m nor
ity judge or judges shall select theothe..
VACANCIES on MORNING OF FRLRcTIoN--Acr or
JULY Q, 1889.
In case the person who shall have
received the second highest number of votes
tor inspector, shall not attend ON the day
of any election, then the person who shall
have received he second highest number Of
votes for judge at the next preceding cleo
ton, shall act as an inspector in his place;
and in case the person who shall have re-
ceiyed the highest number of votes for in
spector snail not attend, the person elected
Judge shall appoint inspector in bis place;
aud in case the person elected Judge shsli
not attend, then the inspector who received
the highest number of votes shall appoint
in judge his place; and if any vacancy shall
continue in the board for the space OF one
hcnr after The time fixed By law for the
opening OF The election, tie t,raIified voters
oi the township, ward or district, for, which
such officer shall hiye been elected pres-
cnt at the election, shall elect one OF their
number to fill saeh vacancy.
THE oArH-Acr JANUARY 80, 1874.
SEC. o. In addition to the oath now pre-.
scribe; by law to he taken and subscribed by
election officers, they stall be scveraIiy sworn
or affirmed not to disclose how any eIector
shall have voted unless required to do 60 as
witnesses in judicial proceeding. All iudges.
inspectors, clerks and oyersecrs of any cleo.
tioD held under ihis act. shall before enter
ing upon their duties be duly sworn or
affirmed IN the presence of each other. The
Judges stall be sworn by the minority In.
spector, and in case there by 10 minority
inspector, then by a justice OF tile peace or
alder an, aud the inspectors oyerseers
and clerks shall be sworn be the Judge, GER
;iticltc Of snch swearing or affirming shall
be duly made cut and signed by the officers
SO sworn, and attcsted by the officers who
administer the OATH
MODE OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS.
Acr JANUARY 3O 1874
SEC S. Al all the elections hereafte- held nm
der the laws of this Cpr,rrcttwaaIth
polls shall bo opened at O'clock A. II and
closed at o'clock, P. NJ.
THE BALLOTS.
CONSTITUTION or pen EsNsyLvANIA-ARr VIII
SEC. 4. All elections by the citizens shall be
by ballot. Every ballot voted shall be num-
rered in the order in which it was received.
anu the number recorded by the election
officers on the list of voters opposite tie name
OF the elector who presents the ballot. Anv
eiector may write his name upon his ticket.
or cause tho same to be written thereon ana
attested by citizen Of the district.
ACT JANUARY 80, 1874.
SEC s. At the opening of the polls at the
elections ii shall be the duty of the judges OF
tho election for their respective districts to
designate one o.. the inspectors, whose duty IL
Shall be 10 have in custody the registry of
voters and 10 make the entries IT, rein reuu;r.
cd by law; end il shail be he duty of The
other said inspectors 10 receive and number
ttiG DiiGOtS presented al SllQ election.
DU-lEs OF PEACE oFFIcsBs- ACT OF 1899.
It shall be tho duty Of the respective con.
stables OF each ward, district or township
within tits Commonwealth, to be present in
person or BY deputy, at the place OF holding
suc.i elections i'll said ward, district or town.
ship for the purpose Of preserving the peace,
as aforesaid
THE TICKETS.
ACT MARCH 30. 1865.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the Common.
wealth of Pennsylvania in Genera, Assembly
met. and it is hereby enacted by the ari.
thorrty OF the sama, That the qualified voters
Of the several counties of this Commonwealth
at all general, township. borough and spe-
cal elections are hereby hereafter authorized
and required to vote by tickets printed or
written. or partly printed and partly written.
seyera.ly classified rs follows:
One ticket shall contain the names of all
persons voted fer fer the Electors OF
President and Vice President Of the United
states, and shall be labelled on the outside
with the word Electors
One ticket shall contain the names of ALI
persons voted for for Member Of Congress of
tie United States, all persons voted for for
Member of The State Senate of the Common
wealth OF Pennsylvania. all persons voted
for for Member of the House of Representa-
tives Of the Commonwealth of Pennsylyania.
and all persons voted for for county Offices
OF said county of Batter. and to be labelled
on the outside with the word "County.'
One ticket shall contain the names of all
persons voted for for Judge of any of the
courts of said county or If this Common
wealth, and be labelled on the outside with
the word Judiciary
Ono ticket shall contain the names Of all
persons voted for for officers of the Com
monweath Of tnnsylysnia, other than
Judges OF the Supreme Court Of said Com
monwealti. and be labelled on the outside
with the word State"